2012 Occidental Pinot Noir SWK

Community Tasting Notes (34) Avg Score: 93.7 points

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  2/18/2024 - heathenone@msn.com Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Very good with duck at Opal in SB. Cherries,and some strawberry, followed by some Cristmas spice. Don't wait to drink, as is on a downslide from my last tasting.

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  11/5/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  The '12 SWK is a fantastic Pinot. It's drinking perfectly today, so I can't imagine it will get better, but it remains fruit-forward and primary, so if you appreciate more tertiary flavors this has a while to go.
  
  The nose is intensely perfumed with cherry cola, sweet red floral tones, lavender, and spices. The fruit tones are really sweet, in a good way. On the palate, I found concentrated sweet red fruit, red florals, and spices, while the texture is super silky, drinking perfectly right now.

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  11/4/2023 - connorpksmith Likes this wine: 95 Points

  2023 Barolothon; 11/3/2023-11/10/2023: PnP for 2 hours. Much better than my previous experience with this wine. This was open from the get-go. Aromas of deeper purple fruits and light, wet tobacco leaves. Brighter red fruits on the palate with a hint of prickly pear. This had a long finish and a nice level of acidity. 95

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  7/27/2023 - hsacks Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Light red color. Aromas of cherry cola, strawberry and potpourri. Ripe, nicely integrated fruit in the mouth with excellent depth and length. Complex and persistent on the palate. At peak and very fresh for an 11 year California Pinot.

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  5/7/2023 - RAB007 wrote: 87 Points

  Bottle in good condition with only about 15mm of ullage. Color was OK with only a <2mm amber rim, but not very bright or clear. Tasted like an above average wine lacking the complexity to move to even very good. Underwhelming relative to expectations. Maybe a bit past its best?

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